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Hongkong Telegraph.

VOL. IV NO, 256

Rees-Williams Off For Talks In Singapore

Mr

David Rees-Williams, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, left for Singapore by plane this morning with His Excel- lency the Governor of Hongkong, Sir Alexander Grantham, and Sir Alvary Gascoigne, head of the United Kingdom Mission in Japan.

They travelled by special Dakota aircraft, which left Kai Tak airport at 8 a.m. Other pas- sengers were Mr Rees-Williams' secretaries.

American

Protest

To Peking

All three will attend the | conference of British ad- ministrators, governors and envoys in the Far East aren called by Mr Malcolm Mac- donaki. Special Commis sioner for Southeast Asia. The talks open on Wednes day

MALAYAN PROBLEM

Singapore, Ocl 30.-Top- Washington, Oct 30-The Level British political and Service State Department has pro- chlefs in Asia and the Far East, texted to the Chinese Com-meeting here this week, ore ex- munist Government against pected to draw up plans to deal

the

with any adverse reaction in

of

the arrest in Mukden of Mr Hongkong ma Malaya to British Augus Ward American recognition of the Communist Consul-Genera there, al-regime in China. legedly for assaulting a for- Political observers belief that

tho 17-month-old state mer Chinese employee.

emergency in Malaya has suc- ceected only in "checking" the revolt of local Communists. The terrorists are dominated by a "hard core" of Communists, and there is evidence to support the fact

that the guerilla leuders are holding out for promised A. Piking Communist Radio | "material "and moral nid" from broadest last night Faid that the Calne Communists.

The Department told Peking Consulate to protest and to remind the Communist authorities of their earlier 85- surances that Mr Ward would be allowed to leave for the United States

Few pherom

800 an end to

Mr. Ward and four other Con- sulate star members, who this emergency until the fana. allegedly also look part in the Ucal Communist lenders in the

brought jungle are silenced,

assault, would

be before a Prople's Court.

'VIRTUAL PRISONER Department officials sad that in charge against Ward was of

"Aimsiest tho

ROT!" and the second planned attack against the American diplomatic mission in the Manchurian city. The first consisted of charges last spring that the Consulate WAS

oporating a

a spy ring. Omciala sald that Mr Ward

murusta vanisties.

MONDAY, OCTOBER · 31, 1949.

Cordial East-West Handshake

The Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Andrei Y. Vyahinsky (right), who is a Vice- President of the United Nations General Assembly, shakes hands with President Truman as the U.S. Chief Executive arrived at the site of the permanent head- quarters of the United Nations In New York for the cornerstone laying ceremony. At left is Brig-Gen. Carlos P. Romulos, current President of the Assembly. (AP

Picture).

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American Experts

Busy On Marshall Plan For Asia

FOCUS OF AID BEING SHIFTED FROM

FROM EUROPE

PARIS, OCT. 30.—UNITED STATES EXPERTS ARE WORKING ON PRELIMINARY BLUEPRINTS FOR A MAR- SHALL PLAN FOR ASIA, AN AMERICAN OFFICIAL DISCLOS- ED TODAY.

Early planning contemplates requests to the U.5. Congress next summer for between $1,000,000,000 and $1,250,000,000 for the first year of the programme to help halt Communism in Asia. Smaller allotments would be requested for the next two or three years.

U. S. Navy

Planning To Withdraw

77 Ships

Communists

Coup In Finland

4

·

Under present planning Marshali plan, it calls for self-- most of the funds would go help, too.

The Marshall plan also puts to South-east Asia.

emphasis on co-operation of the The disclosure comes on the participating countries" put- heels of an announcement by ting their economies on a tree. President Elpidio Quirino of the and stable basis. Philippines that a preliminary Already China and South conference to organise a non-Korea have been Fetting some Communist union of South-east aid from funda voted in Mar- Asian countries will be called shall plan appropriation bills. carly next year.

Many of the dollars Washington, Oct. 30. State Department le faced with also help to

comes, also, as the US Asia, the official

official said, would The United States Navy an- the task of drawing n policy shortage, keen part of the

given

to

set Europe's dollar

London, Oct. 30.-Russia is marshalling strong political forces in Finland to lead a Communist coup and try to bolster its crumbling newtorknounced tonight that 77 line on how far would throughout Scandinavia, authoritative sources said today.

British und Finnish Soviet spy ring was broken in

British Foreign and the government officials said the Canada,"

| Office Fource sutdi. hope of aid from outside Com-Russians had stepped up

On October 10, Ferenc Muen- their offensives in Scandina- nich took up duties as Hungariaz Only two The talks open on November vix since the crushing de Minister to Helsinki. 2 et Bukit Serene, Mr Malcolm feat of the Communists in MacDonald's residence Ju

ross the causeway from Singa- the recent general strike in Finland and the general port, in Johore.

The Malayan question is ex-elections in Norway and pected to be one of the main

Denmark. topics.

had been virtually a prisoner The most optimistic view in top

Minister to

eva,

the

Helsinki.

Miak

"BIG STEEL" BLAMED FOR

U.S. STRIKE

ships, including five aircraft be allowed to spread in Asia. carriers, were being with- | drawn from active service as an economy move because of decreased funds.

restore

United States, others would go to Europe for goods to Asiatic Industries and agricul tural production.

mind

PRESENT THINKING The informant, who preferred not to be identified, said present It was such aid, the informant thinking of the experts is along said, that the ECA Administra- the lines of aiding chiefly South- tor, Mr Paul G The announcement followed

Hoffman, had cast Asia, where Chinese Com-in

when he said on the disclosure that Navy

and

munists are on the doorstep and Wednesday that the United Marine Corps strength would be

where native Communist move- States would reduced by 54,891 men by next.

have to spend ments are taking on new cour about two billion dollars a year. July 1 to

with the correspond

ape. However, the experts reduction in ships,

would also include some coun- foreign assistance after the Thirty-five warships, including tries of the South Pacine.

end of the Marshall Plan in the carriers and six cruisers, They think these countries. 1933. will be laid up.

Included India, should A comparison of the announce Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma. Aus- ment with other formation showed that the larger pincs and perhaps Indonesia and available in-tralia, New Zealand, the Philip- number of ships will come out Vietnam, the French-sponsored Europe

1

be

we ka before he was police chief Budapest, He lived in Russia from 1020 to 1045 and served in the Soviet secret poller.

The

Stella following day, Blagoeva, former Ambassador

Washington, Oct. 30. Bulgarian In the past 20 days, Sovietto Moscow, became

The Secretary of Labour, Mr Daughter YOUNG RECRUITS

FOCUS ON ASIA sa cillie countries have named

Communist

of the founder of the Bulgarian Maurice Tobin, asserted to officials กร

Many Europe na bellived he. Communist Party, Peter Blogo-day that the responsibility

meani that Marshall aid to that airly Ministers to Helsinki, Hungary of the Chinese Communists un-offcial circles is

60-year-old recalled her Minister to

would be continued. has pro- B amounted der what

to house sterdy but unspectaculae

and Blagoeva spent half her life to for the crippling steel strike the Czech has been made in the Stockholm,

under another name. American the Soviet Union and today is lay squarely

bag of the Atlantic Fleet. Three of Indo-Chinese state. arceat skice last May, in the gre

Untish

Embassies have purged ctrcumstances

By next summer, the effec-oficials here are worried over. drive against the terrorists. would Kuarda

Nearly

Fleet and two

looking the Pacife tiveness of Vietnam in weanling this reaction, and 1,500 guerillas have their saffs in the Scandinavian member of the Central Com-steel corporations because the carriers are in the Atlantic have been able to prevent the

and the Norwegian mitsee of the Communist Party they refused to accept the Ficet. Four of the cruisers are

SECRET POLICE

away nationalist support from for some way to correct what alleged

beating of the former been killed or captured since the countries

| pension recommendations of in the Atlantle and two in the

Moscow-educated Ho Chi-minh they call a false impression. employee, who was said to have emergency began, but the year- Communist

On October 14, the Hungarian President Truman's official estimate

fact. Pacific,

The in North Indo-China should be

informant said the demanded pay due to him, they old

LAST SUMMER

clear. The status of the pro- groundwork is now being

laid ganised groups are from 3,000 to secretary-general and two chief Minister to Stockholm, Gregory'nding board. added.

Schoeflin, was recalled tu propagandists.

United States jected new

of to shift the focus of American 5,000 strong still stands.

Last Budapest after reportedly failing

summer there

created were Indonestu,

from the aid from Europa to Asia, to get the Swedish Government

about 174 combatant ships in islunds of the Netherlands East to repatriate hundreds of Hun- garlane who fled to Sweden

The Chinese Communists took Mukden a year ago. Last May the State Department instructed Mr Ward to close his office. Since then his departure from Mukden has been prevented by his inability to obtain transport officials sold.--Reuter.

EDITORIAL

Parly has ousled that or about 30 leaders, including its

High onteinis admit that the gangs are still giling recrulla, mostly young men and women, The terrortats sill have lens of thousands of helpers, voluntary and otherwise, and the security

(Continued on Page 5)

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES "These changes are especially significant in view of the fet that

the Russians have been working more and more through the satellite Embassies since the

Mr Rees-Williams' Visit

THE Visit of Mr David Rees. Williams, the l'arliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies,

was well worth while to Hongkong for the informa- tion which he was able to disclose on a number of subjects connected with the welfare and progress of the Colony. It Is to be hoped that, despite his short stay, Mr Rees-Williams was, on his part, able to gather whatever first-hand knowledge he desired about Hongkong, thus making the long journey worth while for him as well. Very curly during the re-occupation, the Inadequacy of Kai Tok to handle, the' fast-growing International qir traffic had been pointed out, and the delay in golting on with the work of building a new and modern airport has been generally re gretted. If the work had started even two years ago, the new airport would probably be functioning today. As mat- tors stand, we will have to walt at least two years 'more before it becomes an accomplished fact-and that is only if the work is not further postponed. The visit of Mr Rees-Williams has not brought the project much nearer to realisation, but an interesting disclosure made was that an Air Ministry representative was now in Hongkong and that discussions were now in progress between him and the Hongkong Government. A further in- teresting revelation was that the Alt Ministry was ready to go ahend as soon as the Hongkong, authorities came to a decision as to how they wanted the

scheme to be carried out. That places the onus squarely on the Hongkong Govern- The Government would be falling ment.

in its responsibilities if it did not come to a decision quickly so ns to enable on early start to be made on the scheme. Hongkong handles today probably as much air traffic as any international nirport, and both for safely considerations as well as pro. vision of up-to-date facilities, it is Impera- tive to have the new airport working as soon as possible. Another point brought up in the course of Mr Rees-Williams" press conference which deserves Hong- kong's attention was his reference to the socialisation of public services in the Colonies. Mr Rees-Williams did not commit himself specifically, but from the nnswers he gave to questions on this subject it appears that the extension of socialisation to the Colònies is a future alm of the Labour Government. It would, however. be done by degrees-Mr Recs. Williams was ready to acknowledge that there would have to be different paces for different places. In a place the size of Hongkong, the use of the term "socialis- ation" may cause a misleading.impression. Without vost

basic industries for "nationalisation, socialisation, can only boll down to municipal, ownership and operation of public services. That may be revolutionary for a paradise of private. Interests like, Hongkong, but it is nothing extraordinary—in fact, quito a normal thing-In many progressive cities.

'The British Foreign Omer cource predicted that Muennich eventually would be named to All Schoeflin's post, "but only after he has taught the Finalsh Communists about secret police work and Blagoeva has 10. organised the Party, and pecially the women's organisa. tions"

on the

Mr

bluntly blamed Tobin

shut-down big steel for the na belak radio debate with

He

in Congress. support Mr Herman Steinkraus, prest- the Atlante Fleet and 97 in the Indies, also may be established predicted the mov: would win

Pacific.

AWKWARD QUESTION "A lot ot Congressmen do not. In addition to the warships, į By the time conerete planning like Europeans," he said. "They 42 other craft, including tan-is necessary, the awkard ques- want to do something for some- kers and seaplane tenders, will tion of Nationalist China may body else."

Nearly

to

I

dent of the Chamber of Com- merce of the United States.

replied Mr Steinkraus

that the real cause of the strike was

that the CIO president, Philip be put into reserve or used for be cleared. The yardstick will

$10,000,000,000 ̋ hom Murray, was "too impatient" to reserve training. "take a litle time" to

Alitary and political been appropriated so far, under: work The reduc.ion will be offset success or failure of the Com-the system inspired by the for out details of a fair pension to some extent by returning to munists in swallowing up the mer Secretary of State, Mr

George programme in conferences with service the light carrier, Bataan,

Marshall. C.

This Ame- the management.

and the submarine Guavina, ond hure nation and controing **id frican aid consists mostly of

The basis for large-scale FIFTH WEEK

commissioning of two new sub-

Asia was laid by the now dollar

19 grants to

West He said the Soylets apparently

០៨ mersibles, the Grenadier

tions, and areas. famous Point Four in President European nations. Intended

The steel strike enters its nith to work through

Granpt. "because week

Harry Truman's inaugural ad- enables war impoverished couns tomorrow Helsinki temporarily

with the in-

be Two of the carriers to

to rebuild shattered Steelworkers' the Swedish intelligence service dustry and the

withdrawn are of the 27,000-ton dress. It called for technical and tries

financial aid to countries whose economics, with Amèrican ma-" суть the Essex class. The would make things too dimeult Union still deadlocked

others

material development: Is not up rif they could not otherwise. question of In Stockholm".

smaller.

to Western standards. Like the afford.-Associated Press. ac- "The Finns struggling under pensione

The Navy will keep on heavy reparations to Russin. Mr Steinkraus asserted in the tive service three big 45.000-ton have to be careful to avoid fric-radio debate that the two big carriers the Midway. the with Eastern Europe," strikes were "closely linkod" Franklin D. Roosevelt and the and suggested that "political Coral Sea-and the 55.000-ton rivalry"

between top unlan battleship, the Missouri, on Lenders might be behind the which the Japanese surrender walk-outs. He did not elaborate, was signed.Reuter.

tion

United Press.

Plague Claims

49 Lives'

and

company-financed

Mr Tobin said steel industry

executives had "no sound moral ground" when they proclimed

arc

themselves opposed on princi Margaret May

ple" to pensions financed wholly San Francisco, Oct. 30The by the company. He said they plague which is gripping Nor-themselves benefited from com- thern Chahar Province has pany pensions running as high claim the lives of 49 people as US$50,000 a year.

so far, Peking Radio reported lonight.

Late last week the Radio said.

TEN CENTS AN HOUR

יי

BELFAST REACHES

STRANDED LST

HMS Belfast carly this morning reported by radio that she had found the Chinese LST Chung Hsin, ograund on a coral reef at Pratas Shoals, 200 miles southeast of

Go On Trip Hongkong, and attempts to get har passengers off had

responso

Another

Chinese two-

aground on the southeast corner

London, Oct. 30-A Bucking-| begun. ham Palace source said today! The Secretary said the fact there was a "strong possibility. The British cruiser. left repor's 200 men on the island that the plague was affecting an nding board's recommendation that Princess Margar might Hongkong harbour late yes and 450 en the wreck. The LST His visiblo apparently aground the Untied terday evening at high speed (on the north perimeter of the area north of Kalgan, the pro- of ten conta an hour company visit Canada and vincial capital of Chinhar,

financed pensions and Insurance States next summer.

to distrass reef to the cast of the north- Princess Margaret Medical teams

may 'Gratin were working was "fair and reasonable" and

go to Canada in July to attend aimmals from the Chinese west horn, amate 20 hours a day to eradicate the "should be accepted by the in-

It had been by the the official celebrations of the ship. She reached the pres scourge, the Radio sald-Reuter.ustry as

union Agreeing that It was Highland Light Infantry of "unfortunate the nailon's econo Canada of which she is Colonel-1 of the grounding at day- funnelled vessel is apparently my is running downhill" because in-Chief, and then to the United break today. of the steel strike, Mr Tobia States for a private visit,, the The Chung Hsin was reported of Prains. This ship resembles shouted: "The responsibility source sald.

rammed the Docteur Yersin, but. big steel's United Press.

Early this year, an invitation yesterday to have on board 600 the photograph of the sloop, that

Chinese Nationalist soldiers, was sent to the Princess, oaking

Capt. E. K. Le Mesurier, can get no answer from her." her to attend the ceremony of MVO., Belfast's Pakistan's Envoy

commandor the Regiment. It was under reported to the Naval authorl- To Russia

stood that, at the Commonwealth lies

Here

by wireless Karich!, Oct. 30 Shorib Prime Ministers' conference in at 7.45 a.m. today that the reported to be the Klang Yuani Quereshi, former Foreign Minis London this summer, it was pro cruiser is anchored close southe ter of Bhopal State, has been apposed that King George should west of Pratas Jaland, where that efforts were being made to vointed Pakistan's, Grst: Am- | be ofclnlly requested to them is a good lee.

get the Nationalist soldiers on hasador to Moscow, it was an-

sanction

visit United The weather statiori on the the foland'sent out to the British

* Mistid," "his" message^ continued, 'crufsery?"

Reds Take Islands Off Chekiang

San Francisco, Oct. 30.- Chinese Communist forces mop- ping up along the China const have taken four, small islands off Cheklang Province, the Peking Radio announced tonight. Tho feiands; "are" in Sanmen and Blangshan bays, the Radio raid.-Reuter.

nounced here today--Reuter, Press

The ship that rammed the Docteur Yersin was previously

Belfast's commander added